N.J.S. § 5:10A-10 Master Plan

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 5:10A-10

a. After a public hearing and pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, the commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and adopt a master plan, or portion thereof, for the physical development of all lands lying within the district. The master plan may include proposals for various stages for the future development of the district. The commission may amend the master plan in accordance with the procedures established herein. The master plan shall include a report presenting the objectives, assumptions, standards, and principles, as set forth in the master plan. The master plan shall be a composite of the one or more written proposals recommending the physical development of the lands within the district, in its entirety or a portion thereof, which the commission shall prepare after meetings with the governing bodies of the constituent municipalities and affected counties, and any agencies and instrumentalities thereof.

b. In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall consider the existing patterns of the development in constituent municipalities, and any master plan or other plan of development adopted by any constituent municipality prior to the effective date of P.L 2015, c 19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.), or prior to the preparation of the master plan by the commission.

c. In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto, the commission shall consult with any federal or State agency having an interest in the district. At least 60 days prior to taking any action relating to the district, any interested agency shall file with the commission any proposed plans for the commission's review and recommendation.

d. A master plan examination and revision shall be conducted by the commission every 10 years, the first of which shall be conducted 10 years from the date on which the first master plan was adopted by the commission pursuant to this section. The master plan in effect on the effective date of P.L 2015, c 19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.) shall remain in effect until the commission's next examination and revision, which shall be within five years of the effective date of P.L 2015, c 19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.). The master plans in effect on the effective date of P.L 2015, c 19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.) shall not apply to the sports complex, which shall be subject to the master plan adopted by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority as of the effective date of P.L 2015, c 19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.).